Photographer&#39;s light-regulator.



No. 853,467 PATENTED MAY 14-;1907;

A. G. NOVESS.- PHOTOGRAPHBRS LIGHT REGULATOR. I

APPLIUATIOH PILED AUG. 11, 1906.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 14, 1907.

Application filed August 11, 1906. Serial No. 330,218.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALoNZo C. NovEss, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York,have invented a new and useful Photographers Light-Regulator, of whichthe following is a specification.

My object is to provide an adjustable mechanical device for regulatingthe light that falls upon a person or persons or objects before a camerato be photographed.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combinationof parts as hereinafter set forth, pointed out in my claims andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete device in position asrequired for practical use. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail View that showshow the horizontal stem of the curtain holder is adjustably connectedwith an adjustable standard.

The numeral 10 designates the foot or base of an upright or standard 12that has an adjustable extension 13 at its top telescopically connectedwith the upper end portion by a set screw 14 as required for raising andlowering a frame for supporting curtains.

A red 1.5 is adjustably and detachably connected with the extension 13by a coupling device composed of a ball 16 that has a vertical bore forthe extension 13 and a horizontal bore for the rod 15 and anotherhorizontal bore for a set screw 1-? as shown in Fig. 2, or in anysuitable way. A tubular cross head 18 is fixed to the end of the rod 15.

quadrangular frame 19, preferably made of a single length of wire, ispivotally connected with the cross-head 18 by extending its ends intothe end portions of the cross head 18 as shown or in any suitable way insuch a manner that the degree of angle of the frame relative to thecross-head 18, the horizontal rod 15 and the standard 12, can be readilychanged as desired. as indicated by dotted lines.

Two curtains 20 made of a light textile fabric are connected with thetop of the frame 19, and to a cross wire 21 adjustably attached to thesides of the frame, by a plurality of rings 22, as shown, or in anysuitable way so they can be readily shirred and separated as requiredfor regulating the passage of light between them. The friction of therings on the frame and cross wires retains the curtains stationary,

A cross wire 23 is adjustably connected to the frame 19 beyond the lowerends of the curtains 20 and the curtains 24 are connected therewith andto the lower end of the frame 19 by rings 22 so the curtains can beshirred and separated as far as desired at any time to allow the passageof light between them.

A cross wire, 25, is ad ustably attached to the lower end of the frame19 over the curtains 24 and two curtains 26 are connected therewith byrings 22, or in any suitable way so they can depend therefrom to beseparated at any time and as far apart as desired for regulating thepassage of light between them and as required for illuminating thesubject to be photographed.

A cord 27 is attached to the upper corners of the frame 19 and to itscenter is fixed a second cord 28 for adjusting theinclination of theframe 19 and curtains thereon relative to the standard 12 by fasteningthe cord to the rod 15 as shown, or in any suitable Way.

Coil springs o are fixed to the cross wire 23 and to the frame 19 forretaining the wire 23 and the curtains 24 elevated over the curtains 20and coil springs b are fixed to the frame 19 and the cross wire 21 toretainthe curtains 20 under the crosswire 23 and the upper ends of thecurtains 24.

Having thus set forth the purpose of my invention and the manner of itsconstruction and use the practical operation and utility thereof will beobvious.

l/Vhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is

1. In a photographers li ht regulator, a standard having an adjustableextension at its top, a rod adjustably connected with the extension, atubular cross head fixed. to the end of the rod, an adjustable couplingdevice to fasten the rod to the extension and a frame for supportingcurtains pivotally cou nected with the cross head by extending the endsof the frame into the ends of the cross head, to operate as set forth.

2. In a photographers light regulator, a standard having an adjustableextension at its top, a rod adjustably connected with the extension, acoupling device for adjustably connecting the rod with the standard, atubular cross head fixed to the end of the rod, a frame composed of asingle wire for supporting curtains pivotally connected with the crosshead by inserting its ends in the ends of the cross head and a pluralityof curtains adjustably connected with the frame.

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3. In a photographers light regulator, a

- standard haviug an adjustable extei'lsion at its top, a rod having atubular cross head at its end a coupling device for adjustably fastoningthe rod to the extension, a frai'ne composed of a single length. of wirefor supporting curtains pivotally connected with. the cross head and aplurality of curtains adjustably connected with the frame and cords toadjust the pivoted fraine relative to the cross head. and standard, asset forth.

4. A pl'iotographers light regulator, coinrising a portable starnlard,an adjustable upward extension at the top of the starnlard, a rodadjustably connected with the said extension, a cross head at the end ofthe rod, a quadrangular frame pivotally connected with said red, crosswires fixed to the frame and curtains adj ustably connected with theframe and the cross wires.

5. A photographers light regulator comprising a portable standard, a rodadjustably connected with the standard, a cross head at the end of therod, a quadrangular frame pivotally' col'ini-zeted with said red, crosswires Iixed to the frame, curtains adjustably con nected. with the frameand the cross wires and means for adjusting, the inclination of theframe, arranged and combined. to operate as set forth.

(i. A photographers light regulator com prising a portable standardhaving an adjustable extension at its top, a rod adjustably connectedwith the extension, a cross head fixed to the end of the rod, a framepivotally co'iilnected with the cross head, cross wires lined to theframe, two curtains connected with the top of the frame and a crosswire, two curtains connected with the upper cross Wire and the lower endof the frame, two curtains connected with the lower cross wire and cordsconnected with the upper corners of the frame, all arranged and combinedto operate as set forth.

ALONZO 0. NOVESS. Witnesses:

R. Loni), Ross Konresimmc.

